Collar-fastener.



PATENTED JULY 81, 1906.

J. A. 00YNER. COLLAR FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED APR- 4. 1905- Qvifneowa rut-nouns FETER ca, WASHINGTON, D- c UNITED STATES JOHN A.COYNER, OF AUSTIN, OHIO.

COLLAR-FASTENER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1906.

Application filed April 4, 1905. Serial No. 253,842.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Common, a citizen of the United States,residing at Austin,

in the county of Ross, State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Collar-Fasteners and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to horse-collars; and it has for its object toprovide an improved construction of collar divided at the bottom, sothat the lower resultant ends may be swung apart to permit the collar tobe slipped readily over the head of a horse, the ends of the collarbeing provided with means for holding them against lateral displacementwhen brought together.

A further object of the invention is to provide a specific constructionof coupling for the ends of the collar wherein the coupling members willbe held in engaging positions so long as the hames are in place, butwhen the hames are removed the coupling members may be drawn apart.

A further object of the invention is to rovide a construction which willhave all the strength of the usual collar, while its cost will not bematerially increased.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is an elevation showing a collar embodying the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken longitudinally through thelower end portions of the collar with the coupling members therein. Fig.3 is a detail perspective View of one of the coupling members.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a collar comprising theusual shell of leather or other material having a suitable resilientfilling, the collar having the usual general shape, but being dividedtransversely at its lowermost point to form the side members 5 and 6.The division of the collar is formed through what may be termed thebottom of the collar, which includes the two end ortions 7 and 8, thatare designed to abut W en the collar is in normal or working position.

In each end 7 and 8 of the collar is disposed a metallic bushing, (shownat 9 and 10,

respectively,) these bushin s being fitted inside of the leather shellof t e collar and conforming thereto in contour. each of the bushingsare provided with perforations 11, designed to receive stitches 12 orother means for holding the bushings within the shell of the collar. Thebushing 9 has a ta ered stud 12 projecting from the lower portion of itsfree end v13, while the bushing has a tapered stud 14, that projectsfrom its free end 15. The bushings are closed at their outer or freeends, and the pushing 9 has a socket 16 in the upper portion of its endface which is ta ered to snugly receive the stud 14, while tlie bushing10 has a ta ered socket 17 in the lower portion of its end face toreceive the tapered stud 12. When the studs are snugly engaged with thecorresponding sockets, the end faces 13 and .are in mutual contact and.the collar is in position for use.

To hold the end faces 13 and 15 in mutual contact or abutting, the hames18 and 19 are applied in the usual manner, the hames holding the ends 7and 8 against separation by movement away from each other in the planeof the collar, while the coupling memers hold the ends againstdisplacement with respect to each other in all lateral directions.

In the manufacture of the collar the bushings are placed in the endportions 7 and 8 and the collar is stuffed from its top, and it will benoted that the socket portions 16 and 17 are rentrant and givecontinuous bearingsurfaces to the studs 12 and 14, so that not only is arigid structure produced, but the stuffing of the collar is preventedfrom working out.

It will be understood that in practice modifications of the specificconstructions shown may be made and any suitable materials andproportions may be used for the various arts without departing from thespirit of t e invention.

What is claimed is- 1. In a collar the combination with a shell pivotedat its to to form end portions, of bushings engage in each of said endportions, said bushings comprising each a major and a minor cylindricalportion, each of said bushings being provided with a socket and aconical stud, the conical stud on one of said bushin s'being adapted forengagement in the soc et in the other of said bushings.

The sides of 2. In a collar the combination with a shell pivoted at itstop to form end portions, of bushings engaged in each of said endportions, said bushings having one of their ends 5 closed, a portion ofthe closed end of each of said bushings being extended inwardly to forma conical socket and the said closedend being provided with a conicalstud, said stud lyingin a common vertical plane with the said socket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. COYNER. Witnesses:

GEO. H. OHANDLEE, JAS. H. BLAOKWOOD.

